Wang Yi Supports Myanmar's Government, Targets Scams — SkimNews
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- Wang Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar in Shanghai on Nov. 3 as China, the world's second-largest economy, moved to expand ties with Southeast Asian neighbors.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry released statements saying Wang backed Myanmar's government in achieving political reconciliation.
- Wang Yi said Thailand and China should boost efforts against gambling and telecommunications fraud.
- Thailand and China have worked to combat fast-growing illegal call-center networks along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers to defraud people through phone and online scams.
- Myanmar is run by a military-backed government headed by the former general who led the 2021 coup; the UN estimates the resulting civil war has killed 100,000 people and displaced more than 3.5 million.
Why it matters: For Thailand and China, the practical change is a joint call for stronger action against fraud networks that use trafficked workers along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia. In Myanmar, China’s backing for the military-backed government coexists with a UN estimate that the civil war has killed 100,000 people and displaced more than 3.5 million.
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